MAITUM, Sarangani (February 1, 2017) – A rehabilitated juvenile Philippine Eagle was freed to its habitat Tuesday (January 31) barely a month after being found and captured severely dehydrated, malnourished and with an imbedded pellet.

The bird was “hard-released” or coaxed to jump out of its opened transport kennel so that it could fly off by itself, said Beth Ramos, municipal information officer-designate. After 15 minutes or at 8:44 am., the eaglet flew and landed on a tree a few hundred meters away.

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 1, 2017) – The bird was “hard-released” or coaxed to jump out of its opened transport kennel so that it could fly off by itself Tuesday, January 31. After 15 minutes, the eaglet flew and landed on a tree a few hundred meters away. (Jimmy Toribio /SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 1, 2017) – Eaglet “Sarangani Pride” named by Senator Manny Pacquiao is poised to fly Tuesday, January 31, in Sitio Lahac in the border of barangays Upo and Tuanadatu a month after rehabilitation by the Philippine Eagle Center. (Edgardo Calderon of CENRO Kiamba for SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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